The world lost my grandmother on Thanksgiving.  I am infinitely grateful that I was with her, that I could sing to her and hold her hand and brush her hair from her face and get her more pain medicine when she needed it. She’s irreplac...

There’s a scene in Say Anything (written by fellow Kentucky native Cameron Crowe) when Diane’s father asks Lloyd (John Cusack) what he plans to do after graduation. Lloyd answers, “Spend as much time as possible with your daughter.”  Whe...

  My husband is teaching A Room of One’s Own this week.    It’s the kind of week where I can’t imagine a better time to be a college student: leaves changing, rainy mornings and crisp air.  Is there anything mor...